2025 – Page 172 – Americana UK

Live Review: Ann Liu Cannon + Esme White, The Lexington, London – 11th July 2025

July 29, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

So, here we are in The Lexington with a stage decorated with tarot cards and naïve art angel dolls, and with Ann Liu Cannon who is no mean keyboard and guitar player, who writes literate and […]

Dallas Burrow feat. Ray Wylie Hubbard “Read ‘Em and Weep” – Listen

July 29, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0

Cowboy songwriter Dallas Burrow recruits Ray Wylie Hubbard to join him on his latest single ‘Read ‘Em and Weep’. A Western tale set in smoky saloons Hubbard’s familiar growl is the perfect foil for Burrow’s baritone […]

Video Premiere: Ruby Friedman Orchestra “Flower Whore”

July 29, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Flower Whore’ is the intense new single from Portland-based Ruby Friedman Orchestra, and it’s a song with plenty of sonic surprises that blends observation and autobiography about “…opium, flowers, money, and sex work.” It begins with a […]

For the Sake of the Song: Townes Van Zandt “Pancho and Lefty”

July 28, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

You only have to look at the list of people who have covered this song to get an idea of just how important it is to the progress, legacy and development of country music. Originally written […]

The Brothers Comatose “25 Miles”

July 28, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0

California Bluegrass outfit The Brothers Comatose debut their new single “25 Miles”. This is the first to be taken from a new full-length collection titled “Golden Grass”. The song lopes along with the group firmly in […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 5 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 7 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Year: 2025

Live Review: Ann Liu Cannon + Esme White, The Lexington, London – 11th July 2025

Dallas Burrow feat. Ray Wylie Hubbard “Read ‘Em and Weep” – Listen

Video Premiere: Ruby Friedman Orchestra “Flower Whore”

For the Sake of the Song: Townes Van Zandt “Pancho and Lefty”

The Brothers Comatose “25 Miles”

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!